16th
cent.
Discovered
by Portuguese sailors.28 Feb
1897
Claimed
by France, part of French Madagascar
colony.26 Jun
1960
French
possession; administered by the High
Commissioner
for Reunion (from 1968). 3 Jan
2005
Transferred
to the administrators of French Southern and
Antarctic Lands.
15 Mar 2007
Incorporated into the French Southern and
Antarctic
Lands.

Territorial Dispute: Claimed
by Madagascar

Banc du Geyser (Geysir)

c.1650
Shown on Spanish maps as
Arecife de Santo Antonio.
23 Dec 1678
Named Geysir Reef when the English vessel
Geysir ran aground
on the reef.28 Feb 1897
Banc du Geyser, a
drying reef in the Mozambique Channel,
claimed by France, part of
French Madagascar
colony. 26 Jun
1960
French
possession; administered by the High
Commissioner
for Reunion (from
1968). 1976
Declared by annexed
by Madagascar.
3 Jan
2005
Transferred
to the administrators of French Southern and
Antarctic Lands.
15 Mar 2007
Incorporated into the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

1774
Visited by the British ship Europa.28 Feb
1897
Claimed
by France, part of French Madagascar colony.26 Jun
1960
French
possession administered by the High Commissioner
for Reunion. 3 Jan
2005
Transferred
to the administrators of French Southern and
Antarctic Lands.
15 Mar 2007
Incorporated into the French Southern and
Antarctic
Lands.

2 Mar
1880
Settled
and named by Frenchman Hippolyte Caltaux. 23 Aug
1892
Claimed
for France, part of French Madagascar.
31 Oct 1897
Formally annexed to France, subject to
Mayotte.
1907
French government ends the
concession of Caltaux.
1907 - 1939
Islands entrusted to the Compagnie des
Iles Malgaches.1912 - 1960
Subject to Madagascar.May 1945 - 1958
Returned to the Compagnie des Iles
Malgaches.
1959
Permanent meteorological
station established.26 Jun
1960
French
possession administered by the High Commissioner
for Reunion.
1975
Declared a wildlife
reservation.3 Jan
2005
Transferred
to the administrators of French Southern and
Antarctic Lands.
15 Mar 2007
Incorporated into the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

1501
Discovered by Portuguese Admiral João da Nova.28 Feb
1897
Claimed
by France, part of French Madagascar colony.26 Jun
1960
French
possession administered by the High Commissioner
for Reunion. 3 Jan
2005
Transferred
to the administrators of French Southern and
Antarctic Lands.
15 Mar 2007
Incorporated into the French Southern and
Antarctic
Lands.

1722
First French visit.1776
Explored by French Captain the chevalier de Tromelin
on
warship La Dauphine.1814
Under the jurisdiction of Reunion.28 Feb
1897
Part
of French Madagascar colony.1954
France begins garrisoning on the island.26 Jun
1960
French
possession; administered by the High
Commissioner
for Reunion. 3 Jan
2005
Transferred
to the administrators of French Southern and
Antarctic Lands.
15 Mar 2007
Incorporated into the French Southern and
Antarctic
Lands.